There are still seven months to go before 2019 arrives, and Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera and more pop giants have yet to unveil their latest projects. Still, PopCrush would be remiss to not honor the best of what's come so far.

Check out PopCrush's favorite albums of 2018 so far in the gallery below for a field guide to what should be blasting from your boombox this summer.

Didn’t see an album you loved on our list this year? Let us know in the comments or hit us up on Twitter!